I feel that this is what we should be using instead of the current illogical time system.

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    A dozenal system is more difficult in multiplication. Decimal: 10^7 =10000000, 10^8=100000000, 10^9=1000000000, etc.
    Dozenal: 12^7= 35831808, 12^8=429981696, 12^9=5159780352.
    Gets very messy very quick.

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        9 months ago

        In which case teaching kids to count becomes more difficult because we have ten fingers

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              Since we can count to “10” (12) on one hand, we can use the other hand to count sets of “10”, bringing us up to “100” (144). With decimal, we’re stuck at 20, and that’s only if we’re wearing sandals.

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                If you’re pointing to the last phalange on both hands, that would be “110” (156) though wouldn’t it. Since it would be “10” x “10” + “10”.
                We could also use this method to count to 100 in base-10 using only the first 10 phalanges of the hand.

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      In dozenal (duodecimal), 6+6= a dozen, but we write “dozen” as “10”. A dozen dozen is not 144; it is “100”. 3 dozen is not 36; 3 dozen is “30”.

      We would have two additional digits between 9 and “10”.

      We would have to rewrite our multiplication table entirely. 2 * 6=10. 3 * 6=16. 4 * 6=20. But, when we do memorize the new table, it is just as consistent and functional as our decimal system.